Skive municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County at the base of Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 230 km², and has a total population of 27,919 (2005). Its mayor is Per B. Jeppesen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Viborg and Nyslott County was a county in Finnish Karelia 1634–1743, returned to Finland 1812–1944 under the name of Viborg County Viborgs Amt (English Viborg County) is a county in western Denmark, in the north-central part of the peninsula of Jutland. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the mainland part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... // Government Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with an almost unbroken link of monarchs for more than 1,000 years (except for an interregnum of eight years from 1332 to 1340). ...

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Skive. Skive is a city in the Limfjord region of the county of Viborg in Denmark. ...

Neighboring municipalities with land connection are Sundsøre and Spøttrup to the northwest, Vinderup to the southwest, Fjends to the south, and Viborg to the southeast. Neighboring municipality Møldrup to the east is separated from the municipality by the waters of Lovns Bredning and Hjarbæk Fjord, parts of the larger Limfjord which separates the main part of the Jutland peninsula from the island of Vendsyssel-Thy to the north, and which define the municipality's eastern border. To the north is Lovns Bredning, and to the west around Skive peninsula are the waters of Skive Fjord and Bådsgård Cove (Bådsgård Vig). Sundsøre municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. ... Spøttrup municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. ... Vinderup is a municipality in west Denmark, in the county of Ringkøbing on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Fjends municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Cathedral in Viborg, Denmark. ... Møldrup municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... a bridge over Limfjord (Aalborg/Nørresundby) The Limfjord is a shallow sound in Denmark that separates the island of Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland Peninsula. ... Flag of Vendsyssel. ...

The Virksund Bridge (Virksundbroen) connects the municipality at the town of Virksund to the town of Sundstrup in Møldrup municipality.

By January 1, 2007 Skive municipality will cease to exist, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Sallingsund, Spøttrup, and Sundsøre municipalities to form the new Skive municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 682 km² and a total population of 48,368 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region"). 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Sallingsund municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County in the northwest of the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. ... Spøttrup municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. ... Sundsøre municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Region Midtjylland (English: Region Central Jutland) is a future administrative region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions. ...

The town of Skive

Main article: Skive The town of Skive is a coastal tourist resort, and is situated at the mouth of the Karup River (Karup Å) and the Skive Fjord. As of 1992, the population was 19,711. Skive is a city in the Limfjord region of the county of Viborg in Denmark. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Attractions

• 14th century Spøttrup Castle underwent extensive repairs in the 1940s, and opened as a museum and medicinal herb garden.
• Skive Art Museum (Skive Kunstmuseum) is housed in a building designed by Danish architect Leopold Teschl, who also designed the Skive Historical Museum. The art museum houses a broad collection of modern Danish art with special interest in expressive landscapes and New Realism painting. Additionally the collection includes works by local artists, including Christen Dalsgaard, national romantic painter associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting.
• The Fur Museum is also located in the city, and it features exhibits relating to the island of Fur, particularly fossils.
• The Mønsted Limestone Caves in Skive are run by Denmark's nature-preservation group, Skov- og Naturstyrelse. As well as being a tourist attraction, the caves are used as a place to age cheese, which is then exported to Germany as "cavecheese". In winter the caves are home to 10,000 bats.

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External links

• Municipality's official website
• The new Skive municipality's official website (Danish only)
• Skive tourism bureau
• Spøttrup Castle
• Skive Art Museum
• Mønsted Limestone Caves

References

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

Other meanings

The word skive is British slang for evading a duty or task, or to be absent without leave. Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language. ...